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Microsoft to release a Lean Version of Windows 10
Lean is, in fact, the name of the Microsoft distribution and will be a trimmed down version of Windows 10, It lacks many Windows 10 features and has a 2GB smaller installation size.
Build 17650, the Redstone 5 preview released last week, has a new lightweight version of Windows 10 called Windows Lean. Windows 10 Lean was revealed on Twitter by Windows enthusiast Lucan, who noted the heavily cut-down OS has no desktop wallpaper (disabled by default), the Microsoft Management Console and registry editor are missing, drivers for CD and DVD drives can't be installed, Microsoft Edge doesn't allow downloads, and Microsoft Office is missing as well.
A number of existing 16GB of storage devices struggle to update to the latest Windows 10 updates. Consumers typically load on apps, media, and files that prevent Windows Update from having the necessary free space to upgrade to feature updates of the operating system. We’re expecting to hear more about the Windows 10 Lean edition and Microsoft’s plans for the future of Windows 10 at the company’s Build developer conference in early May.
It's not clear what Microsoft's plans are for Windows 10 Lean/CloudE and how it fits in with Windows 10 S, which at one point was also known as Windows 10 Cloud.
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#5540787 Posted on: 04/25/2018 02:58 PM
Yeah ... same here ... LTSB is the only "lean" edition of windows 10. This crap is lean on functionality and nothing else. They even left the store in to advertise to you!
I don't understand the purpose of this build. If the browser can't even download files and there is no CD/DVD drive, it is probably going to be quite difficult to use, even for educational purposes. I mean I'm all for cut down, lean version of windows 10, but it already exists as a LTSB version.
Yeah ... same here ... LTSB is the only "lean" edition of windows 10. This crap is lean on functionality and nothing else. They even left the store in to advertise to you!
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#5540791 Posted on: 04/25/2018 03:01 PM
regedit.exe takes up so much space. That'll make your Windows lean if you delete it, for sure.
regedit.exe takes up so much space. That'll make your Windows lean if you delete it, for sure.
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#5540792 Posted on: 04/25/2018 03:03 PM
Delete system32 while you're at it!
Delete system32 while you're at it!
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#5540793 Posted on: 04/25/2018 03:06 PM
just make sure 3D Paint is in there. Srew the regedit!
just make sure 3D Paint is in there. Srew the regedit!
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#5540798 Posted on: 04/25/2018 03:12 PM
And cortana! do not ship without it, remove the file manager before, but not that.
And cortana! do not ship without it, remove the file manager before, but not that.
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#5540813 Posted on: 04/25/2018 03:46 PM
Most places don't use local installation for an OS, usually it's deployed through MDT.
Very easy though to make your own slimmed down version of the OS though.
I don't understand the purpose of this build. If the browser can't even download files and there is no CD/DVD drive, it is probably going to be quite difficult to use, even for educational purposes. I mean I'm all for cut down, lean version of windows 10, but it already exists as a LTSB version.
Most places don't use local installation for an OS, usually it's deployed through MDT.
Very easy though to make your own slimmed down version of the OS though.
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#5540826 Posted on: 04/25/2018 04:44 PM
Now this came to mind.
Now this came to mind.
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#5540829 Posted on: 04/25/2018 04:50 PM
I also don't really get why they don't just push more for LTSB. Either way, I'm glad they have a lean version.
It may be easy, but very tedious. I don't want to have to spend a couple hours removing things and disabling processes. There's a lot that Windows doesn't let you remove, where you need other tools to do the work (and I shouldn't have to install something to remove something). I don't want to pay for a full license seeing as I don't want half the crap that Windows comes with. I just want enough to get me going and take care of everything else myself.
I also don't really get why they don't just push more for LTSB. Either way, I'm glad they have a lean version.
Very easy though to make your own slimmed down version of the OS though.
It may be easy, but very tedious. I don't want to have to spend a couple hours removing things and disabling processes. There's a lot that Windows doesn't let you remove, where you need other tools to do the work (and I shouldn't have to install something to remove something). I don't want to pay for a full license seeing as I don't want half the crap that Windows comes with. I just want enough to get me going and take care of everything else myself.
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#5540836 Posted on: 04/25/2018 05:17 PM
I hope that ReactOS will speed up the development soon, and we will not need weight loss
I hope that ReactOS will speed up the development soon, and we will not need weight loss
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#5540837 Posted on: 04/25/2018 05:18 PM
Unfortunately, ReactOS is worse at running Windows programs than Mac or Linux with WINE, which is a little ironic considering how much code ReactOS shares with WINE.
I hope that ReactOS will speed up the development soon, and we will not need weight loss
Unfortunately, ReactOS is worse at running Windows programs than Mac or Linux with WINE, which is a little ironic considering how much code ReactOS shares with WINE.
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#5540998 Posted on: 04/26/2018 04:32 AM
just way to many verison. MS need to make just 1 verison and make it RIGHT, they cant even do that with the 4 verisons they have already?
just way to many verison. MS need to make just 1 verison and make it RIGHT, they cant even do that with the 4 verisons they have already?
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#5541058 Posted on: 04/26/2018 09:36 AM
Without any information on what really is missing, it's hard to say if this makes sense or not.
So far, nothing scared me, since you download another browser to circumvent that edge thing (requires another PC on the side, or these days, a smartphone), there's reg editors on the net, and optical drives are practically dead to the average user anyway...
not really thinking this is necessarily crippling it beyond use, but what's the use of this edition? Cheaper pricing?
Without any information on what really is missing, it's hard to say if this makes sense or not.
So far, nothing scared me, since you download another browser to circumvent that edge thing (requires another PC on the side, or these days, a smartphone), there's reg editors on the net, and optical drives are practically dead to the average user anyway...
not really thinking this is necessarily crippling it beyond use, but what's the use of this edition? Cheaper pricing?
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#5541156 Posted on: 04/26/2018 01:45 PM
I can see why MS would have multiple flavors, but, I do agree they have too much. They should really just have the following:
* Lean/LTSB (no extraneous services, no special themes, no cheesy Start apps, no Cortana, etc; only the essentials to have a working system)
* Standard (a mix of what Home and Pro comes with)
* Premium (comes with a whole bunch of MS products pre-installed, like the Office suite and Skype)
* Server (pretty obvious)
Since MS has shoved the Windows Store down everyone's throats, a lot of what makes these flavors different largely doesn't really matter anymore.
just way to many verison. MS need to make just 1 verison and make it RIGHT, they cant even do that with the 4 verisons they have already?
I can see why MS would have multiple flavors, but, I do agree they have too much. They should really just have the following:
* Lean/LTSB (no extraneous services, no special themes, no cheesy Start apps, no Cortana, etc; only the essentials to have a working system)
* Standard (a mix of what Home and Pro comes with)
* Premium (comes with a whole bunch of MS products pre-installed, like the Office suite and Skype)
* Server (pretty obvious)
Since MS has shoved the Windows Store down everyone's throats, a lot of what makes these flavors different largely doesn't really matter anymore.
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#5541337 Posted on: 04/27/2018 12:04 AM
I can see why MS would have multiple flavors, but, I do agree they have too much. They should really just have the following:
* Lean/LTSB (no extraneous services, no special themes, no cheesy Start apps, no Cortana, etc; only the essentials to have a working system)
* Standard (a mix of what Home and Pro comes with)
* Premium (comes with a whole bunch of MS products pre-installed, like the Office suite and Skype)
* Server (pretty obvious)
Since MS has shoved the Windows Store down everyone's throats, a lot of what makes these flavors different largely doesn't really matter anymore.
Why not just give users the choice of what gets installed like they did with Win9x?
I can see why MS would have multiple flavors, but, I do agree they have too much. They should really just have the following:
* Lean/LTSB (no extraneous services, no special themes, no cheesy Start apps, no Cortana, etc; only the essentials to have a working system)
* Standard (a mix of what Home and Pro comes with)
* Premium (comes with a whole bunch of MS products pre-installed, like the Office suite and Skype)
* Server (pretty obvious)
Since MS has shoved the Windows Store down everyone's throats, a lot of what makes these flavors different largely doesn't really matter anymore.
Why not just give users the choice of what gets installed like they did with Win9x?
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I don't understand the purpose of this build. If the browser can't even download files and there is no CD/DVD drive, it is probably going to be quite difficult to use, even for educational purposes. I mean I'm all for cut down, lean version of windows 10, but it already exists as a LTSB version.